Local Authorities fail to help events businesses with £1.4bn worth of grants12th February 2021 | published by EW SHARE
Thousands of businesses across England are facing further job losses or bankruptcy due to the failure of local authorities to award £1.4bn of emergency Covid-19 grants, the Event Industry Alliance (EIA) has revealed.
Responses to 400 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, issued by the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) to local authorities across England, have indicated that 87% of the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funds, announced by the UK Government, have yet to ...
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